Jefferson High School - Spectrum Yearbook (Portland, OR)

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Typing The practical subject of typing has not been greatly affected by the new Victory Corps plan. There have been a few changes in the curriculum. There is now no Typing 4, due to the lengthened periods. T4 has been absorbed in TI, T2, and T3. Because of the hour periods more typing can be taught in five terms than in the former six terms. Pupils may take TI, and T2, if they like, but if they do not have the adaptability for typing, they are urged to discontinue typing and not take T3. Following T3 is transcrip- tion which is taught in conjunction with shorthand. Therefore, in order to continue with typing after T3, one must have a knowledge of shorthand. Physical Fitness Strong muscles and a good resistance to disease are the goals of the new gym classes which are not only offered but required of girls and boys alike. Although strong muscles are the goal, sore muscles seem to be, in many cases, the result. The classes are now for juniors and seniors instead of the freshmen and sophomores as it has been in previous terms. The instructors for the girls are Miss Betty Riesch and Miss Betty Luntey. In the curriculum is exercise, marching volleyball, track, speedball, folk dancing, posture cor- rection, and an obstacle course. The boys' instructors are Mr. Eric Waldorf and Mr. George Hibbard. Their course is the same as the girls' except that there is no volleyball and folk dancing, and there is greater emphasis on track and the obstacle course. PR HAS DEVELOPED OUR MUSCLE ' THE MANLY ART OF SELF DEFENSE I WONDER F HE KNOWS JD JITSU oc0 y

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SADIE ETTELSON DORIS EULER... JESSIE FARISS... FLORA FREER... MARY GRAY.......... NINA GREATHOUSE .... LOUISE GRONDAHL.... F. R. HAY.......... GEORGE HIBBARD..... LUCILE HIGGINS..... JEAN HILL.......... W. HOLLENSTED...... ESSIE JOHNSON...... ELLA KARNOPP....... MARIAN KILBOURN .... ELMA KIMBRELL...... CARL KNUDSEN....... MAURINE LABER...... LEON LA FORGE...... THOMAS LANDLES..... DOLORES LEAVENS.... LENORA LEVAN....... 8ETTY LUNTEY....... FRANK MANGOLD..... CHARLES MARLOWE... marjorie McDonald . RHETTA McLEAN...... ABIGAIL McRAITH.... MILDRED MITCHEL.... CLARENCE OLIVER.... ESTHER OLSEN...... ELIZABETH PARKER... KATHARINE PIGGOTT .. ALMEDA POYNEER.... LAURENCE PRATT.... RUTH PRINGLE...... JOHN R. PURCELL.... MARGARET PURVINE .. BETTY RIESCH....... RUTH ROCKFELLOW ... JOHN ROCKWELL..... SARAH RUBY........ ELIZABETH SAILOR.... HELEN SEDGWICK..... MARTHA SHULL....... HOMER SIBLEY...... HELEN SIVER........ MARGARET SMITH. JOE TAYLOR GLENNA TEETERS ERIC WALDORF EDNA WAPLES... EDITH WATT.... WILMA WHITE... JUANITA WILLS . WALTER WOOD . MRS. WOODRUFF ' (JoUL OpAj S ..........................................English ............................Counselor. History ..........................................History .....................English. Spanish, History ..........................................History .......................Orol English, Dramatics Art Appreciation, History, Music Appreciation .....Counselor, English, Vocational Placement .....Typing. Physicol Fitnoss. Hoelth. Science .............................Foods, Family Life ..........................................Science ............................................Music ........................Art. Art Appreciation ...............................German, History ..........................Mathematics. Spanish ............................English, Mathematics ......................................Mathematics ..........................Mathematics, Science .............................Manual Training .............................Band. Orchestra ..........................................English ............................English, Family Life ..............................Physical Fitness ...........................Mechanical Drawing ........................Science, Mathematics ............................Shorthand. Typing ..........................................History ......................................Mathematics ..........................Mathematics. History ............................Counselor. History ..........................................English ..........................................English ......................................Mathematics .............................French. Latin, English ........................................ English ..........................................English ..........................................History ...........................................Typing ............................Physical Education ............................................Latin .........Bookkeeping, Typing, Commercial Law ......................................Mathematics ......................................Mathematics ..........................................History .....................Remedial Reading, English ..........................................English ............................Clothing. Family Lifo ............................Counselor. English ..........................................Scionco ..........................................Science ............................Physical Education ...................Clothing, Health. Family Life ........................................ History ..............................Science. Health ..........................................Spanish ..........................................Science ................................Roteil Selling

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Military English Military English is a new course which has been created by the adoption of the Victory Corps. This subject is required of all senior students who are in the Air and Sea divisions of the Corps, and it is recommended for any student who hopes to train to be an officer. Information is given concerning opportunities in all the armed forces and requisites for candidates for officers' training. Army terms and insignia are studied, as well as literature of current and military interest. Correct English is a very basic need in all speech making and writing; the student readily sees and understands that he is better able to serve his country effectively if he can read, speak, and write intelligently. Commissioned and non-commissioned officers, chosen by class members, direct military procedures and arrange outstanding class programs. Sound film ; recently re- leased by the War Department are shown twice a month, a warrant officer from each class being responsible for the operation of the machine. Inspiring talks by ex-Jefferson students home on leave from the Armed Services prove one of the greatest sources of interest and information. An informed America is an invincible America —and that is what the seniors are being offered in a course in Military English, taught by Mrs. Smith. Languages at War Languages play an important part in today's war. Without the study of language the boys in the service are having difficulty in foreign countries now. Government needs for a knowledge of a foreign language are in Military and Naval Intelligence, F.B.I., Censorship Bureau, Office of War Information, and many other bureaus. Lan- guages should not withdraw from prominence because certain peace time subjects are disappearing. Linguistic knowledge is at some times as essential to the buck private as his gun. These languages aid the stucs nts in better understanding of the English language, also. Students benefit by these languages as they come to understand the people, the habits, and the customs of these foreign lands. This draws America closer to these countries and aids in better relationships with one another. Therefore French, Spanish, German, and Latin are taught in Jefferson.